Turkologist: Ankara may launch operation to overthrow Assad regime![]() October 10, 2011 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey won’t launch a war against Syria, however, a special operation to overthrow Bashar al-Assad’s regime is not ruled out, an Armenian Turkologist said, commenting on the ongoing anti-governmental protests in Syria. As Artak Shakaryan told a news conference in Yerevan, Turkey will resort to the measure only with NATO support and if approved by the Arab world. “Ousting Iran out of the region or increasing its influence in Syria, should opposition come to power, are among Turkey’s main goals,” Shakaryan said. “Iran’s response may be harsh, yet the country will never start an open confrontation, increasing support to Kurdish militants at the very best,” the expert concluded. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |